IIIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION"" ' ' . ' • • ' - j ' .."I .' i; '.|, , .•

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.17/2011i' li Ii ! ,.

.Nicolas H!iAlmeida ' : • ...Petitioner

v/s

Maharashtra throughState ofIts Chief |Secretary;,and Ors. ;; ...Respondents

! • pjfJ' l\IAFFIDAVIT ON^EHALF OF RESLPONDENT NO.S.

i;:j,!j Vasant:, Bhagwantrao Waghjale, aged about 57 Years,

occupatio;n-servic'£,';;,.. the: Assistant Secretary (Technical) of the ;!'&&?.':';.: '''Y/ <f'.\, ''

Maharashtra Pofetfof^'tGontrbr Board, having my Office at Kalpataru ;

Point, 3rd Floor;:!:' Sion-ftfatunga Scheme Road No:8, Opp.Cine Max—

Cinema;-iSion (East), ;Mumbai -400 022, .dp hereby on state solemn

i i[l.i! . i , " ' • ; ; • •affirmation as under:

-!am working!'as the Assistant Secretary (Technical) in the

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board i, e. the Respondent NT 3 I am filing

this' Affidavit on behalf of the Respondent No.3 only with a lunited'purpose

i i-ijl I"' i ' • : • ' 'of opposing an admission of the petition and bringing on record the true

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and correct position'in respect of the applicability of the River Regulation' • i • : ' > . ' ' . "

Zone Policy (RRZ) dtd.13/07/2009, which has been substituted in the

' p'lajcejQfj'ea'rlier RRZ Policy:dtd. 15/07/2000. The copies of true translation! Mir !•" • :'; '::-|;i'

of both; the RRZ Policies in English are enclosed and marked as an

-i,^..,, „—;=^iiwo|w | crave |eave t0 fiie an Additional

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'say & submit that,! I am the Assistant Secretary of the'i HI ! • : ' • • ' - .I Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) at Head Quarter and

looking after :the Board Committee Meetings of Technical BranchM - I . I ! • ' • ' • • : • • " ! ' •

i- 1 1 ii i ; • ' i(Consent : Appraisal; Committee/Consent Committee), Co-

' ' :!' ! ! • : • : . ' :! '1 Ordination and Complaint Redressal, Co-ordination work of{' ' i II ' '' 'Arnravati & Aurangabad Regions, Consent management of all

: i i ii i • '• ' ' :;new! industries (Consent to Establish and fist operation which

"InIf j . . :; •; requires Environment Clearance) including implementation of,|' i j.i j i . j}: ; :

River Regulation Zone Policy at Head Quarter level. 1 am.

authorized to file the present affidavit on behalf of Respondentill} : ' f:.•, No.3.1 have gone through the petition and am conversant with the

facts of the case and based on jpy office record and personal•j'i'. . ; ' ' . i ' ' ' . . ' •

• knowledge..

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il&ay & submit that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board is a111 I Pfefbody corporate constituted under section 4 of the Water: ;|i- I i : . - : . ; , i. •• ••] M ;'•?>•' f'. \ •(PreVentibh & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and shall be deemed

•to! be the ' -State Board for the prevention & control of pollution

under the:-brpvisions. of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)! • • ; v"-"'V" .'' - ; •' *Y' ! . ' • • ' • -. ' ' ">

Act,' 19§H •Respectively, -Besides these Legislations, the Board is

:impement)ng the: Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Jhe_i f ij| 1:.'J:: . - ; • . ' . . . j :• - '-. .;

" [Rules made there ; under. 'One" of the important functions -of-

t|l : :l:; I Respondent No.3' is to prevent, abatement and control of water &

! i : " • ' ' ' ', : - • ' •air pollution and to prevent degradation of eavir

. :li'sa'y and submit: that the Respondent No.3 had passed specific

!ii i : - i ' - ' : • : ' >'|Resolution after 'due deliberations for prescribing the Distance;:;i i . '*": :• '• '•|:ii I. ! . ' | !' :Criteria of the various categories of polluting industries from the

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;Categorie,^Hfl: $fa6 State of Maharashtra and sent it for the

approval of the' Respondent No.1 as per Clause(n) of Sub-Section

L1j6f 'S_ectigfl,:1.7 of the_Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)

;Ac't, 1974. I say and submit that as per Section 17(1)(n), the State: i , i! i .'.I • • !

H I S| ' . • ; ' : . : • :;iPollution :Control Board empowered to advise the State

|ijj| ! \- , " "nGdvernment with respect to the location of any industry , the

Ij carrying on of which is likely to pollute a stream or well.

h M !: ' ! i; : . . • • • •I sby and submit that the Respondent No.3 after taking into

!|'l ' ! • " j : . : I 'consideration .the deteriorating quality of river water in the State of' • ! |!i ' I i. ' ' i i I! i•.I i;! . ;;: ••• i. • <•••• •

Maharashtra, in order to protect the designated uses of the rivers; ' ! ' :i i.-1 ' ; ' : ' • • ' : L .

1 i • i • •• ' , : ,lj in|the State of Maharashtra has classified the Rivers and Riverine

t "System into above 4!classes as'under.:.. IL. '• :. I : • -ii .

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As per the Criteria / Policy , "Origin of the River upto fist

designated dam is classified as A-l Class" as below :

(a) For A-l Class of the river, "NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE"

. is specified from High Flood Level (HFL) on either side

is upto 3 km. of the river

M|:|; o i l ; " I - •'': • ;, •(B): Beyond 3 kms. upto 5 km. from HFL on either side of

j-'": ;:' i '• ! •, ' :' ' ••>Mt e river, exclusively the industries falling under 'Green'

• |g Category ^with requisite pollution control devices

.^permitted. :''¥^¥•1 -•''-' • ' '(c);;'Bey:b;hd 5 kms. from HFL upto 8 km. on either side of

_{^tbe; rlyjr 'exclusively,L for the_establishment of industries

falling-under 'Green' and 'Orange1 Categories with

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(a) From HFL; of river both the sides ; half km. (500

fmeters) upto 1 km. on either side of the river, the

! industries falling under 'Green & 'Orange' categories". - _ .

[•with requite pollution control devices are allowed /• ! '- : ,' " •• -

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industries falling under any Category with requisite'

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existing industries falling under 'No Development Zone',

j established1 prior to RRZ Policy are permitted to operate

their manufacturing activities and will be allowed for

expansion, diversification, modernization, substitution

subject to reduction in pollution load a* source.

f v l say and submit that taking into consideration the

practical difficulties in implementation of the above

Distance Criteria in the MIDC area, where, advance

environmental infrastructure is .available including not only'•:"v.'': "'»• ' • :!-* • " ] • • ' " • !

fq|::$oHec;tion ;and common treatment, but also for disposal

ofh:thg' treated effluent after achieving the standards laid

dp'yyn. under the provisions of the Environment (Protection)

Act, 1986 and Rules made thereunder, the Revised RRZ

Policy dtd. 13/07/2009 has been issued by the State

Government after obtaining of suggestions and objections

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from all the ;concerned. The following important revision

has been: incorporated by replacing earlier RRZ Policy

dt!:15/7/2000 r

Cj) For!"AL1"j'Class of River distance from the High Flood| - . ' ' : ' \' ' :: , -

Level (HFL) of the riveT upto 3.0 Kms on either side of' - : , fi |j

the river'a 'NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE' is specified.

. Beyond 3.0 kms (from high flood level) upto 5.0 kms on

either side of the river, only industries falling under

; Green and Orange Categories with .requisite

pollution control devices are allowed/permitted. After

8.0 kms distance from HFL, permission can be granted

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the mountain area no permission will be granted to any

industry1. If a new dam is constructed in A-l Class of

river,1 no;: change will be made in A-l class of

categorization of the river. The existing industries in

operation "in the A-l class of area will have to obtain

zero'discharge within 3 years from the issuance of this

revised RRZ Policy.

(2) For A-l I Class of River, a distance of 500 meters on

either side of HFL will not be permitted for any

.development. Beyond 500 meters from the bank of

Driver upto ;1000 meters, industries falling under'the

Green 'Category are allowed/ permitted. Beyond 1000

metersMe' from 1000 meters upto 2000 meters,

industries, falling under the category of Green and

, and thereafter beyond 2000 meters from the

' river, the industries falling under any category

be permitted.

Maharashtra Industrial Development

Corporation area a distance of 500 meters from HFL

will; be 'No Development-Zone', thereafter upto 250' !•>- '

meters i.e/from 500 meters to 750 meters of the bank.- ', i •' I I- :

of river',;the industries falling under Green and Orange

category','' and thereafter from the 750 meters all

categories1 of the industries are permissible. However,

for i ; that;;; purpose the MIDC should have proper• ' - ! ' -,r - '^ •

arrangement for collection of waste water, common

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(4)! The distance criteria ordinarily applicable to A-ll Class

of river water has been relaxed in the MIDC areas on

account of adequate regulation of industries operations

: and" processes in the MIDC area, similarly, the

|:, availability of environmental infrastructure facilities in

jl the MIDCareas. For the following purposes:

| la; From the high flood line upto 100 meters, there willjr- ;;ij". J ; . : . . - . - .

be!a "prohibition on commercial use of the saidi i1 : • ' ' .! " ' •

.; area.!!: j

f D:! From^lOO meters upto 500 meters from the high

flood line, the requisite non-polluting activities listed{'•j : ! ' ' '.' i • • .' . ' " •

.jn :the : Annexure III will be permissible for the

ordinary use of public at large , as per Governmentj.11,! . ' . • " , • i i • • • ' ."•"

Resolution dated 30th June, 2004

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(5) In "A-ln"]-and "A-IV" Class of Water "from high flood••

y£?'," v ' '•' • - . -^level line of river upto 1/2 km on either side of the river

. ' .'; ; • ' . • . $,a"NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE" is specified. Beyond "(MZ

l;%km{from HFL) upto one km on either side of the river,:,-it:n-v. •.-ai i-..-I. :.-'jKi'S'{4; -* : f :!;- • • • • •'•^''th^H'ndustries falling under the category of Green and;

% Orange with requisite pollution control devicesrare"

M allowed/permitted,and thereafter beyond 1000 meters

from the^ bank of river, the industries falling under any.i ' : ' . ' • ! ' ' '

category will be permitted after installation of

necessary pollution control devices.

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mi|;Jridustries.;:will be allowed to continue. However their

i:;i:iexpansioris; diversification/ modernization proposal will

fS :.|:f>iU'' ;~';Betp;§rrnissible only on reduction of pollution load.

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(7)'Non-polluting industries/ pollution free activities•H ... k:" j ! ! i-'•I ' ' ' ' i :! •jjbusiness will be allowed to operate in No Development

!;|Zone as 'listed in the "Annexure IV, subject to the

!!: condition that they should obtain prior permission from

•j Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.!:.': '. i ; . I I'- 3 - ' . • ':

(8) In the 'No Development Zone1, Maharashtra Pollutioniii >' r ' •| i j Control Board can give permission to Hotels, Resorts

!|; ; ' ,.:;; and 'other Tourism Industries on the cond t;ons that no

: waste water or solid waste allowed to be discharged

til 1 ; ••. iI intoihe River. Those Tourism Industries should install

h requisite -waste water treatment facilities and then

•y should dispose off treated'water beyond 100 meters

from the High Flood Line. The Hotels/Resorts which

proposes to provide Soak Pit / Septic Tank will have to

;:! install it beyond 100 meters from the High Flood Line.

(9)::The orders issued by the Industries Department,?-•'••' •;. ' . ! : : ' " • .

! Government of Maharashtra vide Government

^Resolution: No. ILP - . 1087/2477/lndustry -2, dtd.It'&u': , ,' ..! '"- • :•:': • ' .:':".

j«^4',.12/1987 -;for Bhatsa River catchments areas hereby

^repealed: and this Government Resolution will be

S-ajipllcable for the said Bhatsa River Catchments Area.

4.

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respect : of1 the public notice issued, calling objections.

Whjle granting exemption in favour of MIDC, Clause-4 of

Revised! RRZ Policy made it clear that in MIDC areas,

necessary infrastructure is provided to industries,si l l |fe- fol.-t!'

operations' and processes in respect of environment

prgtection and therefore, upto'100 mtrs. from the HFL, noV. ' ; ' - ' • • - '•• - ' • " ' '.' ..-' I'-- •' ' " "-"

d$Vplb.pO;i.ent<zone will be continued. However, from 100

mtrs,;;td'-500 mtrs. as per earlier G.R. dtd.30/6/2004, non-

pplluting activities mentioned in Schedule-3 will be

permitted in A-2 Class of Water.

In No Development Zone, the permission will be

granted' to ithe Hotels, Resorts, subject to the condition that

waste water and solid waste will not be disposed off into1 -i. • . ! • • ' ! • ir • • " ' - ' •

the river and sewage treatment plants will be permissiblei ' i ' ' - ' - ' • ' • • ; ' • ' •

but the disposal of treated effluent will be beyond 100\K '. : '• > .

mtrs.

• I||^Regarding i : the contentions made in the petition about the

^Respondent No.3, • I say and submit that the role of thei;[|| i j : : •.;. :

i Respondent No.3 is limited to advise the State Government with

•\il ! • ' • • |i respect to the location of any industry , the carrying on of which is

; likely to pollute a stream or well and to implement the Locational

. i Policy approved by the Respondent No.1. I say and submit that''•'': I I j I '

'' thei Respondent No:3 is implementing the above Locational Policy: I j fct;-^;.' I'

: ias Approved by the Respondent No.1. I say and submit that the: 'Yi | ' f t " ' • • ' : • • . ' l\ RR'Z Policy itself categorized the industries in 'Green', 'Orange'I ' M I •: i . . .

! ' : !:!i I,and 'Red' Categories, taking into consideration the pollution

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Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. However, the Irrigation

Department, Govt. of Maharashtra will certify the Arial Parallel

' ! • IStraight Line Distance in respect of the location cf the industryi !' I !

from the High Flood Line of the river. If the boundary of Industry's.

plot;comes in the No Development Zone from the Average High

Flodd;Line'';''.{herfas;per proposed Lay Out/Out Line Design, the

distance of Average High Flood Line of River, the OperationalIjl ' . j-•',.;.... • - -

Area of the industry ishall be taken into consideration. .Green belt: ; : : i ! #f-"- :r- :shall be developed in the No Development Area by tree plantation.

'Tijiereforgiyfhje irrigation Department is the Appropriate Authority to

:make^ava:ilabie':'$,udrtype of information.

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it that-after- r-eceifit-of4be-application

Right to Information Act, 2005, the Public Information Officer of.! "i ' : '. \ ' : '•-' }' I,

the [Respondent No.3 has provided the information related to the

|i iRjespondent No.3 to the Petitioner. Further the Respondent No.3

I vide letter dtd.27/10/2010 informed to the Respondent No.2 to

give necessary information to the petitioner and also informed toi i

the i Petitioner to take follow up" "with Respondeni No.2, as theil i iii; " ' ' . .

points raised by the petitioner are related to the Respondent No.2.

I l!say and submit that the Ministry of Environment &

Forests,'Govt; of ; India has prescribed the inlet arid outlet

| 'j | ] standards for the collection of pre-treated effluent from the

3 I • |--Members: of Common Effluent Treatment Plant and disposal

!, | '•'' • • '\f after achieving the outlet standards under Schedule-l at

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I therefore say and submit that in view of the facts &

:; circumstances that an Advanced Environment Infrastructure in

j! respect of collection of pre-treated effluent, further treatment ofMai | . ' . i ; • •

: s'ucH effluent to i bring it to the outlet sta'hdards laid down under thei lilji i ' • ' . : '.- - . .

• provisions of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 at

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1 jSn.No.55 as stated above and further scientific'disposal thereof in

compliance of the provisions of various Environmental" Laws, the! .!; j ! " ' ; ] ;

Respondent No.1 has rightly passed the Government Resolution11 [ 1 ; •

idtd. 13/07/2009 by prescribing different conditions in favour of thei : ' ! S r i & '; j, JRespondeht No.2;for setting up industries in closed proximity to.;: ' i i i|!| i !!ff ••'• • 0' ' • _ • ; • ' ':

! water boclies in the State of Maharashtra, by ensuring that the

I IS i I: r - I - 'discharge j of treated effluent in the Common Effluent Treatment

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'• Plant willtnot cause any river pollution. I say and submit that while'' 1* I*' I I - -"-t'l '•'. ' . • ' " : - • ' ' . ' ' • " - • - • - " ' " .

grjanting iiCJonsent' to ! Establish "and Consent to Operate, the :

Respondtftt1','.Nj>,3 imposes necessary stringent conditions to[ . I " ! Vri-;v??'^-f: - ;.ensure that.theRequisite pollution control devices are provided, so

to achieve the standards laid down under the provisions of the• I ill! -

; [!!Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. However, for Npn-MIDC

-i P I i'l '• " ••', • •• \ '•'. i| |areas, such type of facilities are not available for proper collection: -M ; . - , • • . : • . : • •

. ! !' . i'i ' • ' • ' ! - . - • . ! • T • •>' of pre-treated effluent and further treatment & disposal system,--

i-8rli! i? 44 :-;4j: | which is available in the MIDC area.

(NitinilDeshpande)Advocate for the Respondent! No.3

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^ ,(VasantH/Vathjale)Asstt. Secretary (Technical)

For Respondent No.3

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VERIFICATION1 .• i:|;.: jT-'j-:|"i ' • • " • • ' • ; • • : - ' •

Vasant^Bhagwantrao Waghjale, the Asstt.Secretary(Technical)

of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board at Head Quarter, having my

office' at"Kalpataru Point, 3rd Floor, Sion-Matunga Scheme Road No.8,

Opp Ci'rie1 Max ^Cinema,; Sion (East), Mumbai -400 022, do herebyi ; ml; i !|;j i | II solemnly i declare that whatever stated in the aforesaid reply from

! paragraph jl to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and

! belief j liijsaylthat the contents of the -above reply.from parsg-aph 1 to 4

! a -ei drafted las per the official record. The same are read o^'or to me and• ! I | . ; - , : • , ; . • : ! ' • . . . • • : • ; ; : - ' ' • .

I have understood the same.'

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: Herice, verified and signed at Mumbai on this th day of

Deponent,

On this! J 24 ;dafbf:August,2011 }

( Vasant B. Waghjale )Asstt.Secretary (Technical)

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CRITERIA FOR SITING OFINDUSTRIES WITH REFERNECETO RIVER ZONES FROMENVIRONMENT POINT OF VIEW

fj]! GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA '•ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA

GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION NO. -2000/326/PK22/TK3NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG., 15m FLOOR,

MADAM CAMA ROAD. MUMB AI - 400 032DATED IS'1'11 JULY, 2000

INTRODUCTION^|.-"-'. ! ! ' ' : ; . .j • i; ''," • • " •

• ' { ' • ' ; • !li • > • M ' • ' ":Industries located oil bank of the river do not provide adequate treatment

facilities of do wot treat 'effluent, due to which pollution of river occurs. There is no

clear cut policy•'! for 'siting;.of the industries from pollution potential. Hence

•Government of Maharashtra1 has framed the policy of distance criteria about the

i l l ' i ' 1 ! ' • - ' " • " • •.. upcoming/siting of the industries which will be located at river beds/basins.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION :-. [ . ii : i - T; '•'.-'"'.•

Twenty!river basins of the State of Maharashtra are classified as "A-I," "A-• ; •• 1 i • ! ' . . : ' , - . '

II," "A-III,!" and "A-IV" class of water as per'the quality of river water. The. i ' ' i i , • i • • ! ' i ; . ; . - • ' . . . •

standards/nbrms are prescribed for twenty river basins as per the quality of the river,

water are ehclosed'as an ANKEXURE;, 1' & 2.. As per the criteria/policy, "origin of

! the river ' upto : firstil designated Dam is 'classified, as A-I Class," "From first

designated Dam upto A-II; Class of: water quality standards." "The A-III Class .is;

designated/meant1 for fish arid-wild life propogation." and "A-IV Class of water is

designated/meant 'io", AgricvlUireV industrial Cooiing and Process havina the water

ualty standar

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riverFoe- "A-IV .Glass .'of River 'Water- ,From High : Flood Level '<HFL)of -he.. -I ' '^j :^; !•';:;;;.: : ; ' , ' . : ] ; • ; . ; ; ' «>•;;' _ . = ' . ' . ' • ' ' . • .--•-..'••" : ' ; '. : w; '" -1 •. "" ' '.uptb 3.0' 'k.rn;s on either sicfe of the river, ' "NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE"

• .'i. '•' i i - 1 - !' i • ' ; '' '.'. ! '•''.'•'« '•' ' '. ' '-•' •'•' '". '- ••.'•'•.' ' ' ' '

is 'specified! ;;.•-• -Bejfpnd 3,0 . kms; (from '-high 'flood level ) upto 5.0 k.m. on. . i -n j | . •; . ' - ';••.:';; ' jj; ;'. -••..• i • • . . : ' . - i j ' : ' " - . - . ' " ' ' . ' " • ' . ' : ' , . ' . " • - . ' . ' . " - - ' . .

either side of the river, exclusively the industries felling under Green and; ' " j \ -! | i '- .> ;j- -;.' ''l-;^,;; - ' - I : . - ! . ' ' - ' '• ;-••- ,: ' . !*';•; .-';/ - • ? • . • • ' . - . . - • ' ' '*"••".Orange|i|l Categories with .^requisite poHuticii control devices 'are

• • ; ! i!ii "' i ;! - '-3-''1 '• •" • " : • ••" * " - r ' ' - . • ' • • - - " ' " ' '• -• ' • . » • • ' ' ; • ' ' ' - ! 'r . ; . . !j /'•(',.''• ; i ' .• J . . • • • ;. - : . - • • ' ' • • ' • ' • ' . ' • . ' . • • " " ' : . '

allowed/permitted.';^Beyond/8!p^k.m. IVom river (i.e. 11FL) on .either side ofV.ri ' :VS:' ' . .• '.. ',

river, the.iindustry/ies.ifalling under., any. categorised with requisite pollution

controldevices is/a?e'.;;allc>wed/permiued'.. ' - - ' - " I > -i' '"T'fer'v'iv H' '.':'•''• "•• " • ' • • ' ••' ' . - - ' • • ' • • '

',. ', - : j^ "' :i ^ ;:••., '-;f 0 ••'.-' ; ' i. • • . ' '' : • ••'For "A-IIi'Class of ;B-iyeK;V/ater," one k.m. on either side of river from High

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Beyond one, k.m. ftorn High Flood Level upto two k.m. on either side of the

river, :'exclusivelyi the.i industries falling under the category of Green and, i . ; ; . . i ' . '|i , ; 1'i • , - i ' , ; j | ; - ; • .

i Orange-Svith" requisite pollution control devices are allowed/permitted.

• iJ-Sil4''-:p|§:i | i : - ' / - : ' • • , . 'Beyond two.k.m.|from river High Flood Level (HFL).on either side of the-

' -i.' • ' i ' i i : ' T |; .. . : : ^ ' : . . . " • • ' . • . •river,i thej: iridustry/ies! falling [under any category with requisite pollution

controlidevices is/axe allowed/permitted.

l-.-i:|iil Oi 5li -• | : $ • • / . . - • . . - • ''••:•/•In "A-III| & ,"A-IV Class of Water," from High Flood Level Poi.it of river

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; upto Yz kllni-'pn either side1 of the river, NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE is

i specified.!; Beyonci '/i'ik.'m^from HFL) upto one k.m. .on either side of the

! river;: the j industries falling under t'ne ccteuqrv of Green nnd Orange with

i :|ffi ; ; $ i : i:: ! • ' •-- '" ' ' \i requisitfe'pollution control:dev:ccs.areUllowed/pcrmitted. Beyond one k.m.

I IVRiJ ' ifcl .H.t; - ' • . ' . : • - . '| on teither' side'of the fiver, the industry/"u:s fallinc under any category with

'• - : . i i | i : i • . \ii':, '-\ '"' ''•-.•. • ' • • - • , ' :reqpisitle'poilutionicontrol devices is/are allowed/permitted.

' i ill fi -i::L- i f'l ' : ,In case if the; Ridge Line is nearer to. prescribed1 zone boundry, the above

policy is applicable only upto the Ridne Line for above four classes of water.i ,. M'.'I ' I I ' . -i-i- \• . • • • :I J:}!1!; I i ' ..;;[•, ,! ;i' : I}'! .; . . • ' - ..-•

If the! existing industries are 'falling .uncter "No Development Zone' as oerf t :| i.';J . * T- • . ' ' ' . • ' " ' •

;::?.re any industries which arc liiliing under Red

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'.peOTfoftsi. ta;pperate Uheir manufacturing activities and;wilLbe allowed .for:.••' - ; •]'-.:• . i' •', '.''']'• \\i '' ' ' • • " ' ' '• •:'• •'•••'•.-. i1..'•• .'.•'. • .•'" • .'• x, '• • '' i '''•'"- '' . • ' ' • ' ' •:.''• -.- ' . -

: expansion,'diversification,, modernisation., substitution subject to reduction.in'.• ! ' • i !J] '. j • i ' • ' 'i - v ' ' . * • • ' . • • . . ' •.-• ' ; ; '- • . - • • -

,: . ; pollution iload; at the source: •"•! ...

"6) ' • ; The non-polluting industries/pollution free activities/business will be allowed'. ' '.••.[ [ j . • \ ^ I: i • • '<-. ''.- :..'•'*":«'•'•••»••' '- . ' '

:o operate.in'No Deve;lopment Zone subje-ct to the condition that they should

i • ; • ' ' ' • \ ', ''• j .. . • ' • . -f

ake prior.permission ifrom Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. For'this,

; guidelines^ are enclosed in Annexure-IlI. '

'he:policy oIfsitmg';of.ithe.industries is also applicable to the industrial zones

evelbped/to! Kbe JKdeveloped '•. by Maharashtra. Industrial. Development

Corporation.! "But'if in the existing MIDCs, where land is already acquired

nd developed, but.;the-allocations of the industrial plot/s is/are still pending,

there ivilli be'total; ban for running any industrial acitvities for "A-II"• • ! j ;j; ; • ' : • j;;.?;-.vv. .'••/•. • • ' ! ( . . - ' • • ' • ' '

ilass of. river-wa't^ttp.rfi:; High; Flood Level (HFL) of the river upto the.

istance ofi500Mtr;,:bn either side of the river... "_.' . . - - • • --

. As: _.;-Goversrr:eRt— Notiftcation from"

No.ILP/i087/2477/lndustry-2, dated 4-12-1987 for "Bhatsa River.Basin" will

; f t ILS IrtP : ' : ' ; ; - : ' ' - • • • •remain ii i continued;:; the above -classification of river policy will not be

;/; :|.; i/IUlj I | - j ;i; -\T':':f: \- . '•:. ;. ... • :.. .-.";>.•applicable to "Bhatsa River Basin." .

I i ' ; -i • .! 1i|:i 1 :t;lft:jrt 11 ^ ; - " : ' . w ": •:••': ; ' - ' - ' : "9) j The industries ate c'ategorised in colour coding" as .-per the pollution ootent.ial. .' I' . J • " i | ; !;||; -i : :; •; ('i .. .i | '•: • . / ; ".;

as enclosed -jiri" Arinexure-IY.;: ; Hence .highly 'polluting industries are

categorised.,as| "Red; Category," medium polluting industries are categorised ". ) • ' ! • ; i : : ; ,1 . j I f|| ' :| j -i'-'j* j.;.;

as "Orange;'Catego'ry," land ."less polluting industries are categorised as

: "Green Category." In case there!;is any doubt about catesorisation, .the same-iMjilj KJ;i.I:i:-['':!f:: :|-| . ' ! • ' • ' • . •'•'','}•• ' • : . . • •'-•/'•..•-'

- - . . shou ld ;be-!i referred;; .to the.; Expert 'Committee as constituted, by the! -' -("Ji'4-..i • ! :s

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Environrnbrit Department: , . I . . , : : • ! . i : . . ' . . - .' --•••"]'' ' :n:|.f II- . '^••• : i i ' .:: . > ' ' • • ] • • : . : : •-, ;. -\:.- ',';" Tf-X'V

. r I [ ' ' " • ' • I''! ' ' " '' ' \' • ' ' ' • " • '10) ; • Executive i Engineer, lilrrigation: Department. Govt. ofMaharnshtra is hereby .

' I l| ! M ' . I ' M l ; 'Nj • I jj' --:!.' ' . ' • ! •" ." ' [•' i ' . ' •': - • , • ' • ' ' ' " - . ': ssipo\yere|d:itp !certir\;:thei dist'ance IromHi^ivFlcc-d Levef (HFL)'for siting

' : :'! f f l J iT Ii liHt'lSif-i ; : ' • • - , ' . ' • • • ' . ' • ' • • - • " « "• thfc industries;

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;•;'• '1--:||:.W1I ]'-r! *'3i • ! • 1^- S • ' • ' • ^ • • . • • • • • • - • . . • - — . . . . . . .••' • • ! • • • ' ! - . > ; i i j . I - . - j . '^ • : . ! . - . • • : • ; • • - :« ' . - - : ;. . . • - • : • . / ' •• ' • • • ' • v • • " . • ' . . . v . . - , . - • . . . . . . , ::Thei above.policy of: siting of; the industries and river classification are";

•issued^as per powers conferred by Section 5 of the Environment'(Protection)

iActl, 1'986 andu/si4(5) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986."; ^:IWliitf-W K-fito-1 /V ; V • • ' • : • - :-:"-.^.-'r- "-.:/:.>.V^^H:

Thei above Orders comes into force since the publication of .this[ • ' . ' • ' . ! ' • ' > "i -JJ :- ' £-"-•• ' :• •:••> • • ' '., • • • • . • •' • . •:•••.•:.'{.' • ' . . : : •

.' . i; Hf':rf!''';':iJ)'?i-;i ' - •• .'r''- •' ' ' " • • " • • •.'-.•"•'•-. ,'•• '••-."! Notification;. W. I I".:,--• ... ; ; : « i i . h-- . .^-?. .r- . : ' . [ • / . ; ; . - ; . ? • . : . , : . ' : . ' /:•• '•., . - : • • • • " • . . , ' • . ' r - ' • • : • • • • . • , . ' . . : - ^ .

i : 'This is as per!-the Order and in the name of Governor of Maharahstra.• J '!• ' - : - >i ••'•'] .•:..-. :-:j . ' .. • • . - . . ' . - • • . ' • • ' • '

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: Principal Secretary (Environment)

i ' THE G.R. ISSUED IN MARAT HI

SHOUE0BE KEEERREE»);i

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OF MAHARASHTRA.ENVIOROKtMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALYA

GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION NO. MMB-2009/325/P.K.61/T.K.1NEW ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG.; 15™ FLOOR.

MADAM CA^.A ROAD, -MUMBAI - 400-032DATED 13™ JULY. 2009.

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REF: 1.1 Environment Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, GR. No.MMB2000; 326/PK22/TK3 'dated 15th July, 2000.

2, Industry, Energy and Labour Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai,f GR No, lDC-1822(8306)/lndustry-14, dated 30/06/2004.

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INTRODUCTION:Government; of Maharashtra declared the Industrial Location Policy for

location of industries,; in the river basins vide Government Resolution dated

15/07/2000. In the;said Industrial Location PolicyT,an amendment is being made in

respect of some : existing industries. located in the Maharashtra Industrial

• Development'i-Gorporation estates. The proposal for amendment of the said

industrial location policy was under consideration of the Govt. of Maharashtra on

account of increased industrialization/urbanization, the development of environment

friendly production; processes as well as establishment of 'advanced pollution

control infrastructure.;; Proposed amendment was put up for objections and

suggestions This has been taken into consideration while formulating the policy.

GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION:

. Twenty river basins of the state of Maharashtra are classified as "A-l", "A-ll",

"A-lll", and "A-IV" ^class of water as per the prescribed quality of river water and the

designated use of !f he said'river water. The List of river basins and details regarding

classification of riverrine system in to A-l, A-2, A-3, etc categories are prescribed for

twenty river basins as an ANNEXURE 1. Similarly, the expected water quality

standards as per classification of best designated uses in A-l, A-ll, A-lll and A-IV

class has been prescribed; in :the- Annexure-ii. For the designated use of water for

the prescribed quality anchor; "tjje sitting of the industries, the following regulation

has been prescribed; : tV^'''f: ••

- 1.—For-"A-T"-Class -of'-River-di-stafice from -the -Hig

river upto 310 Kms on either side of the river a 'NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE'

t i I I I. 2 ! • ' I!' ! if-:- - ' i • .: ..".-.'

'is spsc'tfied.l^Be^ond'^.Q krns (from high flood level) upto 5.0 kms on eitherside of the river, lonly industries falling under Green and Orange Categories

with requisite1 pollution control devices are allowed/permitted. After 8.0

kms distance from HFL, permission can be granted to any industry after

installation of ' "necessary pollution control devices. However, in the

catchments ;area of both sides of the dam, upto a distance of 8 kms. in

the mountain area..:flO/peftnission will be granted to any industry. If a new

dam is constructed In A:4';C.lass of river, no change will be made in A-l class

of categorization of 'the "rivei. The exis.ting industries .in .operation in the_A-L-

.class., of area, will .hpv.e Jo ..obtain., zero discharge within-3 years from the

issuance of this revised RRZ Policy.

2. For A-ll Class of River, a distance of 500 meters on either side of HFL will

not!be permitted for any development. Beyond 500 meters from the bank of

river upto 1000 meters, industries falling under the Green Category are

allowed/ permitted. Beyond 1000 meters ie from 1000 meters upto 2000

meters, industries falling under the category of Green and Orange, and

thereafter beyond 2000 meters from the bank of river, the industries falling

under any ca'tegory will be permitted.

3. In the ,;Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area a distance of

500 meters from HFL will be 'No Development Zone', thereafter upto 250

meters;i.e. from 500 meters to 750 meters of the bank of rive;', the industries

falling''under Green and Orange category, and thereafter from the 750

meters'1 all categories of the industries are permissible. However, for that

purpose the MIDC should have proper arrangement for collection of waste

water, common effluent treatment plant and disposal arrangements.

4. The distance criteria ordinarily applicable to A-ll Class of river water has

been relaxed in the MIDC areas, on account of adequate regulation of

industries operations and processes in the MIDC area, similarly, the

availability of erivironmental infrastructure facilities in the MIDC areas. For

;the following purposes:

a. ;From the high1 ftoodUine. upto 100 meters, there will be a prohibition on

I commercial use'bf the said area/

b. From; 10'5 meters, upto 500 meters from the high flood line, the requisite

non-polluting activities listed in the Annexure 111 will be permissible for the

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--oo / II' 5- ln "A-liriand "A-IV" plass of Water "from high flood level line cf river jupto 1/4

km 'on either side; of the river a"NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE' is specified.

Beyond; Ti^jkm (from 'HFL) upto one km on either side of the river, the

industries' falling under the category of Green and Orange with requisite

pollution control devices are allowed/permitted, and thereafter beyond

1000 meters'ifrom the bank of river, the industries falling under any category

will be permitted after-installation of necessary pollution control devices.

- ' ' ""! >-I&y'i I ^ ' ' - . ' I6. If there are industries'existing in "NO DEVELOPMENT ZONE" or if there are:

Red category industries. • jn the areas specified for Orange and careen

categories, such industries will be allowed to continue. However their

• expansions, diversification/ modernization proposal will be ...permissible only

_on reductiorilof pollution, load. ; ' _ _

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7. Non-polluting industries/ pollution free activities business will be allowed 'to• ! ' ; ' ' i i1 • ' • ' ! • • ' • • •

operate in No Development Zone as listed in the Annexure IV, subject to the

condition'; 'that sthey should 'obtain prior permission from Maharashtra

Pollution 'Control Board.

8. In the fNo Development Zone', Maharashtra Pollution Control Board can

give perm.issipn to) Hotels,^ Resorts and other Tourism Industries on the

conditions :th| at no waste water or solid waste allowed to be discharged into

the River. Those Tourism Industries should install requisite waste water

treatment facilities and then should dispose off treated water beyond 100

meters from' the High Flood Line. The Hotels, Resorts which proposes to

provide~'Soak Pit / Septic Tank will have to install it beyond 100 meters from

the High Flood Line.;

9. The orders 'issued by the Industries Department, Government of

Maharashtra1' vide Government Resolution.lsio.ILP - 1087/2477/lndustry -2,

.dtd. 4.12.1987 for Bhatsa River, catchments areas hereby repealed and this

Government Resolution will be applicable for the said Bhatsa River

Catchments! Area. l;j

10.The Industries'are categorized in colour coding as per pollution potential and

the same has been available on:the website of the Maharashtra Pollution

Control -Board; viz. http://mpcb.qov.in From the Environmental point of view• ' tjj . ; - - • • '

Cleaner Production Processes are being developed continuously. Similarly,

Advanced Pollution Control Technologies are being made available.

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board should take into consideration a!! these

aspects :and review the categorization of Industries after every two years and

the information about the amended categorization should be made available

on the I Website of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the

Environment; Department, Government of Maharashtra viz.

http://mpcb.gov.in & http://envis.maharashtra.nic.in

11.The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, Government of Maharashtra

will certify the arial parallel straight line distance in respect of the location of

the industry Ifrom the High Flood Line of the River as per the Circular of

Irrigation Department, ;Govt: of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai, bearing

No. F.D.W. f 1089/2.43/89/1 rrigation Management (Works) dtd. 21.9.1989. If

the boundary of Industry Plot comes within the No Development Zone as per

distance from: the'&verage High Flood Line, the distance of Average High

Flood Line of River;4q "thetoperational area of the Industry shall be taken into

- _c,ons.ideratidn, A greBn;belt;.shall be developed in the No Development Area

by tree plantation.

12. The following! decisions are taken in order-to maintain the quality of river to

the designated'iuse'of the river;i rini v • •' • -

a. :j the''! Local Bodies discharging sewage without adequate treatment

! and i disposal facilities in the nearby classified rivers will have to

: provide "adequate :and'suitable treatment and disposal facilities within

| 3'years! time from; the: issuance of the revised PxP\ Policy dated

: 13/C)7/2t)09;i The Urban Development Department,' Govt. of

, Maharashtra to! undertake time bound programme for the same and.

folidw-up.in;implementation of the said programme,.

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t>. ' Thje''Sewag'* trelwmeht Plants oo the pr«ml»«* .of LOOBI Bodies will

be permitted lOOijneters away from the High Flood Line and for that

purpose the location of the STP should be finalized on the basis of

naturalislope of the said area. The standards for such a treatment

facility will be decided by the committee authorized on that behalf.

c. The disposal of solid waste generated from the municipal area as per

the Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000

with requisite solid waste management facility .will be permitted

outside 500 meters from the High Flood Line.

d. :• -The; precaution should be. taken to ensure that the said sewage•*'"•». •.; ,'| .:

treatment "plant and solid waste management should be installed

away from High Flood Line so that the said facilities will not go under

water dueito High'Floods.: ! 1 '; !',i| M ;i

e. The Local Bodies should undertake special programme for the

protection;of the quality of the rivers and dams in their area. Similarly,

the polluting activities such as washing of the vehicles, solid waste

disposal etc. in the catchments area of the river and dams shall be

prohibited'.

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13. It has been "decided that in order to implement ths above government

deci?.ions: arid -to give the requisite clarification about the policy decision^

specific proposal the government will appoint a committee'at Govt. level.

The Secretaries of the Environment Deptt., Industry Deptt., Urban

Development Deptt>:and Water'.Resources Deptt. and Member Secretary,

Maharashtra! Pollution.;;Cqntrol ^Board'will be the members in the said

'committee, the DirMbr,';|nvironrhent Deptt., v/ill be the Member Secretary

of the said committee.:

14_ _J.hiS-.orderJsjssue4?,und,eLrSe'ctipn 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act,

1986 read wittrRule 4 (5) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 as

. per the powers given to the' State Gcvt. to implement the- Location Policy in

respeci of the distance1 criteria for the industries from the environmental point

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15, The earlier GoVertjimeri;|.BesolLition on the above subject dated 15/07/2000is hereby repelled''by.!t|iis{GQvernment decision. This Government decision

j - i : i •j-ftr^l ;;t' '-] •• 'wiil come into force from; the-date of issue of this Government Resolution.

This is issued in the name1 of.Governor otMaharasMra.

(* FOR : ANY CLARIFICATION;'REFERRED). |i

Sd/- .(G. N. Warade)

Director

THE G.R.; ISSUED IN MARATH1 SHOULD BE

.„Copy to: if... j - jSecretary to Hon'bleGovernor,Principal Secretary. to:!Hoh'ble'Chief Minister, • -,*,,Principal Secretary to'jHoh'bleDy. Chief Minister,Chief Secretary, Govt) o'fj'jM'aharashtra, '• \l Addl Chief Secretary/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of all Govt. Departments,

All Officers of Environment -Department,''P.S. to Hon'ble Minister'foriEpvironment, ;

•P.S.-to Hon'ble State Minister for-Environment,All P.S. to Hon'ble Ministers and State Ministers,Chief Executive Office'r/MIDC;Chairman/Member: Secretary, MPCB,;Director, Directorate of Industries,Directorate of Information apd Public Relation ,All Desk of Environment Department/T.B.1, Master File.

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